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# Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 16)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-lacrosse-may-16-2/
- Published: 2025-05-16T15:00:14.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-16T15:00:14.000Z
- Description: It might be hard to believe, but the end of the high school spring sports season is right around the corner. That means it's almost time for the playoffs to begin, and as the regular season winds down, we'll start to take a look at where everyone stands in all three divisions. Here is a look at whe
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Spring Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, girls lacrosse, playoff picture, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

It might be hard to believe, but the end of the high school spring sports regular season is right around the corner.

That means it's almost time for the playoffs to begin, and as the regular season winds down, we'll start to take a look at where everyone stands in all three divisions.

Here is a look at where teams standing going into Friday's games.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I and II will have nine playoff teams and Division III will have 14 teams in the playoffs. Per By-Law Article IV, Sect. 4-C, teams that petitioned down a division for this two-year cycle are ineligible for the postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. *These are not official.** 

### Division I

**Team (record, rating)**

1. Portsmouth (13-0, 3.9231)
2. Pinkerton (10-3, 3.0769)
3. Exeter (10-3, 3.0769)
4. Souhegan (6-2, 3.0000)
5. Nashua South (10-4, 2.7857)
6. Bishop Guertin (8-4, 2.6667)
7. Bedford (7-4, 2.5455)
8. Windham (6-5, 2.1818)
9. Dover (5-6, 1.8182)

**Outside:** Salem (4-8, 1.3333); Londonderry (3-7, 1.2000); Man. Central-West (3-10, 0.9231); Nashua North (0-7, 0.0000); Concord (0-11, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Exeter thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**First-round matchup**

- No. 9 Dover at No. 8 Windham

**Quarterfinal matchups**

- Dover/Windham at No. 1 Portsmouth
- No. 5 Nashua South at No. 4 Souhegan
- No. 7 Bedford at No. 2 Pinkerton
- No. 6 Bishop Guertin at No. 3 Exeter

**Playoff Schedule**

- **First Round:** June 3, at home of higher seed.
- **Quarterfinals:** June 5, at home of higher seed.
- **Semifinals:** June 7, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter
- **Championship:** June 10, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter

### Division II

**Team (record, rating)**

1. Merrimack (10-0, 4.0000)
2. Winnacunnet (9-1, 3.8000)
3. Merrimack Valley (6-2, 3.0000)
4. Hanover (8-4, 2.6667)
5. Oyster River-Newmarket (5-3, 2.5000)
6. Timberlane (5-5, 2.0000)
7. Kennett (4-5, 1.8889)
8. Hollis Brookline (4-7, 1.4545)
9. Kingswood (2-6, 1.0000)

**Outside:** Goffstown (3-9, 1.0000); Alvirne (0-9, 0.0000).

**Ineligible:** Keene-Monadnock (2-5, 1.1429); Spaulding (1-8, 0.4444); Manchester Memorial (1-9, 0.4000).

**Tiebreakers**

- Kingswood wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a better rating against divisional opponents on the road.

**First-round matchup**

- No. 9 Kingswood at No. 8 Hollis Brookline

**Quarterfinal matchups**

- Kingswood/Hollis Brookline at No. 1 Merrimack
- No. 5 Oyster River-Newmarket at No. 4 Hanover
- No. 7 Kennett at No. 2 Winnacunnet
- No. 6 Timberlane at No. 3 Merrimack Valley

**Playoff Schedule**

- **First Round:** June 3, at home of higher seed.
- **Quarterfinals:** June 5, at home of higher seed.
- **Semifinals:** June 7, at Stellos Stadium, Nashua
- **Championship:** June 10, at Bedford High School

### Division III

**Team (record, rating)**

1. St. Thomas (9-1, 3.6000)
2. Bow (7-2, 3.2222)
3. Hopkinton (8-2, 3.2000)
4. Gilford (8-2, 3.2000)
5. Laconia (8-2, 3.2000)
6. John Stark (7-2, 3.1111)
7. Plymouth (6-2, 3.0000)
8. Lebanon (5-2, 2.8571)
9. Derryfield (7-3, 2.8000)
10. Pelham (5-4, 2.2222)
11. Campbell (3-3, 2.0000)
12. ConVal (4-5, 1.8889)
13. Coe-Brown (3-5, 1.5000)
14. Kearsarge (3-5, 1.5000)

**Outside:** Trinity (3-7, 1.2000); Bishop Brady (1-4, 0.8000); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-7, 0.5000); Concord Christian (0-6, 0.0000); Belmont (0-8, 0.0000); Milford (0-9, 0.0000).

**Ineligible:** Pembroke (0-8, 0.0000).

**Tiebreakers**

- In a three-way tiebreaker, Gilford and Hopkinton finish ahead of Laconia thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
- Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
- Coe-Brown wins the tiebreaker with Kearsarge thanks to a head-to-head victory.

**First-round byes**

- No. 1 St. Thomas
- No. 2 Bow

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 Derryfield at No. 8 Lebanon
- No. 12 ConVal at No. 5 Laconia
- No. 13 Coe-Brown at No. 4 Gilford
- No. 10 Pelham at No. 7 Plymouth
- No. 14 Kearsarge at No. 3 Hopkinton
- No. 11 Campbell at No. 6 John Stark

**Playoff Schedule**

- **First Round:** June 3, at home of higher seed.
- **Quarterfinals:** June 5, at home of higher seed.
- **Semifinals:** June 7, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia
- **Championship:** June 10, at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter